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2. High-heeled shoe - Wikipedia

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   As women began to wear heeled shoes in the mid-to-late 17th century, societal trends moved to distinguish men's heels from women's heels. By the 18th century, men wore thick heels, while women wore thin ones. [3] Over the course of the Enlightenment, men's heels began to concentrate on either practical riding boots or tall leather boots worn ...

3. Saltwater sandals - Wikipedia

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   Saltwater sandals are a popular type of footwear sold mainly in western and southern markets of the United States. Saltwater sandals are made of specially treated natural leathers are distinguished by their interlink strap design with an adjustable buckle strap around the ankle.

4. Platform shoe - Wikipedia

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   Platform shoes may also be high heels, in which case the heel is raised significantly higher than the ball of the foot. Extreme heights, of both the sole and heel, can be found in fetish footwear such as ballet boots , where the sole may be up to 20 cm (8 in) high and the heels up to 40 cm (16 in) or more.

5. Stiletto heel - Wikipedia

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   Subsequently, round-toe shoes with slightly thicker (sometimes cone-shaped) semi-stiletto heels, often very high in an attempt to convey slenderness were frequently worn at the office with wide-shouldered power suits. The style survived through much of the 1980s but almost completely disappeared during the 1990s when professional and college ...

6. Geta (footwear) - Wikipedia

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   Geta are made of one piece of solid wood forming the sole and two wooden blocks underneath. These blocks may have a metal plate on the section that touches the ground in order to lengthen the life span of the geta. A V-shaped thong of cloth forms the upper part of the sandal.

7. Rocker bottom shoe - Wikipedia

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   The shoes are generically known by a variety of names, including round bottom shoes, [1] round/ed sole shoes, [2] and toning shoes, [3] but also by various brand names. [4] Tyrell & Carter identified at least six standard variations of the rocker sole shoe and named them: toe-only rocker , rocker bar , mild rocker , heel-to-toe rocker ...